Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his ...

Riots in which 46 guards were taken hostage were followed by coordinated street attacks in which 10 members of the National ...

Streets were half-empty Monday in the capital city of Guatemala, where outrage and fear lingered during the first day of the ...

Guatemala's Congress approved a state of siege in response to escalating gang violence and simultaneous riots at three prisons across the country.

The hunger for a more heavy-handed response to endemic problems has been mounting for years in Latin America. El Salvador ...

State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected criminals without judicial order.

The death toll from suspected gang attacks on Guatemalan police has risen to nine as Guatemalans awoke to heavier security ...

Guatemala's president declared a state of siege on Sunday after security forces freed dozens of prison guards held hostage by ...

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege following gang attacks that killed seven police ...

As security forces tried to assert control, apparent retaliatory attacks took place outside the prison walls. Armed gangs ...

Hundreds of riot cops swarmed the known hellhole Renovación prison in Escuintla on Sunday to regain control of the facility ...